A PDF can say you led a redesign. A page can show it. When a recruiter has two similar candidates, the one with a link to real work is easier to believe.
What a portfolio page needs
- A headline that says what you do and for whom.
- Two to four pieces of work, each with the problem, your part and the result.
- Your experience, shortened from the resume.
- A clear way to contact you.
- One link people can share.
Start from the resume you have
Your resume already has the facts: roles, dates, skills, results. The slow part is moving them into a layout. A tool that reads the PDF and sets it into sections saves that step. Dossier does this: upload the PDF, pick a look, and you get a page you can edit and publish.
Choose work over decoration
Visitors read the first screen and decide. Lead with your best project, not a long about-me. Put the result in the first line of each project: "Cut onboarding drop-off by a third."
Write for a skim
Short paragraphs, specific nouns, numbers. If a sentence could appear on anyone's site, cut it.
Make it findable
Put your name and role in the page title, such as "Asha Rao, product designer". Add the link to your resume (here is where it goes), LinkedIn and email signature. A portfolio nobody can find does nothing.
Keep the PDF too
Many employers still ask for a file, and applicant systems read files, not websites. Keep a clean, text-based PDF for applications and use the site as the link that backs it up. Run the PDF through the ATS scanner first.